[RBW] Re: How to wrap a bar with two colors of tape

2010-01-20 Thread rperks
Having done it this way once, and going nuts at the brakelevers myself. I was thinking of starting at the lever and working out to the ends. The compound bend a the tops is the hardest to stay on Axis, depending on how you choose axis at this point. I still felt like I had been sucked into an

Re: [RBW] Re: How to wrap a bar with two colors of tape

2010-01-20 Thread Seth Vidal
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 8:25 AM, rperks perks@gmail.com wrote: Having done it this way once, and going nuts at the brakelevers myself.  I was thinking of starting at the lever and working out to the ends.  The compound bend a the tops is the hardest to stay on Axis, depending on how you

[RBW] Re: How to wrap a bar with two colors of tape

2010-01-20 Thread Earl Grey
Thank you, everyone! Didn't think it would be easy, but boy oh boy, that looks hard. Since our winters are actually perfect for riding (no rain, highs in the 80s; we are talking northern Thailand) perhaps I'll stick with a single color for now. :) Cheers, Gernot On Jan 20, 12:25 pm, Seth Vidal

[RBW] Re: How to wrap a bar with two colors of tape

2010-01-20 Thread RonaTD
On Jan 20, 7:25 am, rperks perks@gmail.com wrote: Another trick I have read in the past, hold the brake handle clamp in place with a piece of strapping or other tape, remove the lever, ... Yes! I should have mentioned this. I just use a piece of the tape that's being used to wrap the bars,

[RBW] Re: How to wrap a bar with two colors of tape

2010-01-19 Thread stevep33
These directions worked well for me: http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/articles/diamondweave/ Here is the end result: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27988...@n06/3922813690/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group,

[RBW] Re: How to wrap a bar with two colors of tape

2010-01-19 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
I have done this wrap many times, and it's never been perfect. But best results are achieved by starting at the end and middle and finishing at the brake lever. For some ergo bars that have very tight bends, I unroll the tape, and start the weave in the middle of the roll at the center of the